The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman

There’s something about a rainy afternoon and a story that hums with old magic. This one delivers.

From Alice Hoffman, the bestselling author of Practical Magic, comes a spellbinding new series set in 1950s Cambridge, Massachusetts—a place that feels worlds away from its dark colonial history. Or does it?

Once upon a time, women were drowned in the river and the only witnesses were the crows in the trees…

Enter Ava, a bright young woman from a small town right here in Maine, arriving for her first year at Radcliffe College. (We do love a fellow Mainer setting off on an adventure.) There she meets Lauren—wild, brazen, and her opposite in nearly every way. Yet the two share more than they realize.

Both are recruited into the Lilith Society, a secret order of witches dating back to the earliest days of the colony. As Ava and Lauren discover their legacy and their power, a friendship blooms that will be tested by love, ambition, and something far more dangerous.

Because the shadow of McCarthyism is creeping across Cambridge. And when girls from the Lilith Society begin to vanish, the two friends realize the witch trials of the past were never truly buried at all.

Historical fiction, literary suspense, and a touch of enchantment, all woven together with Hoffman’s signature grace. It’s the kind of book you’ll want to linger over.

A brand-new hardcover, freshly arrived and waiting on our shelves. Come browse. We think this one’s a keeper.

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